The Minnesota Wild, parent club of the AHL’s Houston Aeros, announced today that they have signed right wing Jesse Schultz to a contract for the 2008-09 season. Schultz, 25 (9/28/82), recorded 66 points (26-40-66), including six power play goals, 43 penalty minutes (PIM) and a plus-15 rating while skating in all 80 regular-season games for […]
The Florida Panthers, parent club of the AHL’s Rochester Americans, have announced that the club has signed defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick to a two-year contract. Fitzpatrick, 34, joins the Panthers organization after splitting the 2007-08 season with the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and AHL’s Philadelphia Phantoms. In 19 games at the NHL level, Fitzpatrick recorded one assist […]
The Montreal Canadiens, parent club of the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, have announced the signing of free agent goaltender Marc Denis to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2008-09 season. Denis, 30, is preparing for his 12th season as a professional. Last season, Denis appeared in 32 games with the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals (11-17-2, 2.91 goals […]
Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney announced today that the Coyotes have signed a new affiliation agreement with the American Hockey League’s San Antonio Rampage, extending their relationship through the 2010-11 season. The Rampage has been the Coyotes’ sole AHL affiliate since the 2005-06 season. “We are excited to continue our relationship with the San […]
The Manitoba Moose, the AHL affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, announced they have signed goaltender Karl Goehring to an American Hockey League contract. Goehring, 29, finished fourth in the AHL with a 2.20 goals-against average in 2007-08, going 15-9-2 with two shutouts in 29 total appearances for Syracuse, Norfolk and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He was also 7-6 […]
The New York Islanders, parent club of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, announced today that they have signed center Mike Iggulden and defenseman Brett Skinner to one-year, two-way contracts. Both players will join the Islanders organization coming off a season which earned them spots in the 2008 AHL All-Star Game. Iggulden, 25, played 78 games […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning, parent club of the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals, today announced that they have signed free agent center Wyatt Smith to a one-year, two-way contract. The 5-11, 205-pound Smith skated in 40 games with the AHL’s Lake Erie Monsters during the 2007-08 season. He recorded 17 goals, 35 points, eight power play goals […]
The Washington Capitals, parent club of the AHL’s Hershey Bears, have signed free agent center Keith Aucoin to a two-year contract. Aucoin, 29, split last season between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played 38 games for both teams and tallied 13 points (5-8-13) for Carolina […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs, parent club of the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, have acquired forward Mikhail Grabovski from the Montreal Canadiens, parent club of the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, in exchange for the rights to defenseman Greg Pateryn and Toronto’s second-round draft pick in 2010. A native of Potsdam, Germany, Grabovski skated in 12 games with Hamilton […]
The Montreal Canadiens, parent club of the AHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs, announced today the signing of free agent defenseman Alex Henry to a one-year, two-way contract. Henry, 28, spent three seasons in Hamilton from 1999-2002. In 185 regular season games with the Bulldogs, the Elliot Lake, Ont., native produced 18 points (7-11-18) and 299 penalty minutes. […]
